Union welcomes Kroger’s Kitchen 1883
The City of Union will hold a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony for Kitchen 1883, to welcome the business to the City.
The Ribbon Cutting will take place at Kitchen 1883, 9003 US Highway 42, Union, at 4 p.m. on May 2.
Members of the Union City Commission will be present along with several other Boone County officials. Jeremy Ramage, Chair of the Union Economic Development Committee will make a series of brief remarks prior to the cutting of the ribbon.
Kitchen 1883 is a new American restaurant concept from Kroger and is adjacent to the Union Kroger Marketplace. The Union restaurant is the flagship store and the first to open with the new concept. Kitchen 1883 features a menu of fresh cuisine offerings prepared with a homestyle touch.
The ceremony is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend.
CovCath senior gets scholarship
Malone Simpson, a 2018 graduate of Covington Catholic High School, was recently named the recipient of a $5,000 Williams Fund College Scholarship awarded by the Kenny and Brian Williams Fund. Ken Williams, Sr., who is on the board of directors for the fund named after his sons, his wife Kate, and David Thiel, Jr., also a member of the fund’s board of directors and a 1986 Covington Catholic graduate and classmate of Ken Williams, Jr. (“Kenny”), presented Simpson with the award.
David Thiel Jr., Malone Simpson, Kate Williams, Ken Williams Sr.
The Kenny and Brian Williams Fund was founded by David Thiel and six other friends of the Williams brothers as a way to honor them after their tragic deaths. Kenny died in 1994 after falling from a Cincinnati skywalk. Brian died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The brothers are Covington Catholic alumni who were known for their spirit, athleticism, academic excellence and zeal for life.
Malone Simpson is the son of Nicole Niehaus and Timothy Simpson of Erlanger, and he attended St. Pius X grade school. He will attend the University of Kentucky in the fall to study business and economics. At Covington Catholic, he was a four-year member of the varsity football and track team, a member of NHS and NEHS, and has demonstrated leadership via multiple community service, student life, and retreat activities.
The Kenny and Brian Williams Fund also supports the Northern Kentucky-Greater Cincinnati community, particularly assisting those facing tragedies or having special needs. Since its inception, the Williams Fund has raised over $2 million. For more information, visit The Kenny and Brian Williams Fund website or the Covington Catholic website.
Northkey’s Braden gets award
At the Friends of NorthKey Community Care annual Apple Blossom Brunch held, DeAnn Braden received the Ray of Hope Award for her excellence as a Peer Support Specialist.
Peer Support Specialists are a special group of individuals that help NorthKey to achieve their mission of transforming lives and communities through excellent services in mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities. A Peer Support Specialist is an individual who has dealt with significant life experiences with mental illness or substance abuse issues and has been trained through a partnership with Mental Health America of Northern Kentucky and Southwest Ohio. They are a great role model for self-help strategies based on their own recovery experiences and are excellent at teaching real-life skills on how to cope with mental illness or substance abuse problems. Peer Support Specialists help patients navigate the delivery system by advocating for the needed services and help the individual as they develop and implement a personal recovery plan.
DeAnn is considered a hero among staff because of her success in her own recovery and she is willing to share her own life experiences with others to help them in planning and achieving their own personal recovery. DeAnn has been a very outspoken advocate for NorthKey, Mental Health America, and for all those that have faced the challenge of overcoming their own mental illness. She has been a voice and inspiration for others. Recently, DeAnn was invited to be a speaker at the 2018 874K Event in Frankfort at the Capitol Rotunda to represent more than 874,000 Kentuckians living with a disability.
